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this is figure two and you can see the impact of the tax cuts, the two foreign wars, the 2008 bush-tax cuts and the financial crisis. if you move to figure three it shows you that the swing to medium term debt projected before they realize the -- >> let me ask you a question. was the president right? yes or no? >> the president was right when he spoke about the reckless fiscal problems but he did not realize how bad it was going to get. >> so you're saying the president is right today as well. even though the debt has doubled and we had a deficit that was on the decline with what you talked about. it was less than $200 billion, the year that rob portman was budget director. and it has gone over $4 trillion four years in a row. >> we lost huge amount of revenue -- >> we're not going to solve this. i have another question for mr. hoagland. i know you have experience on budget issues in the senate. when you worked in the senate did they pass budgets when you were there? how many times or did they fail to pass a budget one year, two years, maybe three years? >> i started in 1975. i left th
this is figure two and you can see the impact of the tax cuts, the two foreign wars, the 2008 bush-tax cuts and the financial crisis. if you move to figure three it shows you that the swing to medium term debt projected before they realize the -- >> let me ask you a question. was the president right? yes or no? >> the president was right when he spoke about the reckless fiscal problems but he did not realize how bad it was going to get. >> so you're saying the president is...
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gone is the tax mentality replaced with a property tax cap and the lowest middle class tax rate in 58 years. [applause] >> gone is the anti-business mentality replaced with regional collaboratives in a new partnership that the working -- the record narrowly well. -- extraordinarily well. gone is the political gridlock replaced with the government that puts politics aside, remembers why they are here, puts the people first and make it is government work for the people of the state once again. [applause] we set out to bridge a divide. we needed to bridge a divide from yesterday to tomorrow, from what was to what can be. from cynicism to trust, from gridlock to cooperation to make the government work. and we are literally and metaphorically and we are building a new bridge, it is big, it is bold, it is beautiful together we did it in one year when they talked about it for ten and that is what making government work is all about, producing for the people of this state and that's what we're doing. now i would like to be able to say our job is done and it's over. but we have more to do. as
gone is the tax mentality replaced with a property tax cap and the lowest middle class tax rate in 58 years. [applause] >> gone is the anti-business mentality replaced with regional collaboratives in a new partnership that the working -- the record narrowly well. -- extraordinarily well. gone is the political gridlock replaced with the government that puts politics aside, remembers why they are here, puts the people first and make it is government work for the people of the state once...
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not many tax hold -- households pay $31,000 a year in taxes. when you look at the least advantaged households, those with the lowest level of education, where the head of the household does not have a high school degree, they receive over $48,000 a year in government benefits and only pay around $12,000 a year in taxes. there is a net deficit their of around $30,000 there -- a year. if you look at the other end, households headed by someone with a college degree, they are the opposite. they pay $30,000 a year more in taxes than they take out in benefits. overall we have a massive system of redistribution in which we provide lots of benefits to the least advantaged americans and do not request much of them in taxes. they pay taxes, and i calculate how much lottery tax and tobacco excise tax -- we have over seven different categories of spending and over 30 individual categories of taxation. it comes up to equal total government spending. the same thing for taxes. it is a holistic analysis. the question vis-a-vis amnesty is you are looking at 11
not many tax hold -- households pay $31,000 a year in taxes. when you look at the least advantaged households, those with the lowest level of education, where the head of the household does not have a high school degree, they receive over $48,000 a year in government benefits and only pay around $12,000 a year in taxes. there is a net deficit their of around $30,000 there -- a year. if you look at the other end, households headed by someone with a college degree, they are the opposite. they pay...
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it has already been taxed by somebody, yet they pay taxes on it. so, why not tax the contributions. another thing that i think theld be done is contribution should be put in the pot and divided equally, that no party could get more money than the other party. it is my thought on the subject. i appreciate you taking my call. this is tricky. the one thing to keep in mind is that all of the suggestions would have to go through congress. congress as a general rule is perfectly content with the campaign financing system, certainly a majority of congress is. dea of putting it all into one big pool for the parties to share, i think honestly is a little unfair. i like it in theory, but it is easy to point out -- if you, for example, are a republican and you are told, please give $100 to this campaign. by the way, a bit of this will go to my democratic opponent. i think you will probably be reticent to do so and the only solution would be federal financing of elections or some other system. i am i sure that would have congressional support. host: vicki is watching us in anchorage, alaska. re
it has already been taxed by somebody, yet they pay taxes on it. so, why not tax the contributions. another thing that i think theld be done is contribution should be put in the pot and divided equally, that no party could get more money than the other party. it is my thought on the subject. i appreciate you taking my call. this is tricky. the one thing to keep in mind is that all of the suggestions would have to go through congress. congress as a general rule is perfectly content with the...
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a are not tax consumers -- they are not tax consumers -- net tax consumers. the literature is clear -- the high scale of immigration we have had has driven down the wages of the least skilled, least advantaged american workers, i believe, by around $2600 a year. this is also supported by the work of the immigration economist at harvard, who i think is the best expert on this in the country, and as someone who works with the poor and welfare costs and those issues. the last thing in the world we should do as a nation is having immigration policy that drives down the wages of the least advantaged, most vulnerable american workers. we owe them something as american citizens, and we should not be using an immigration policy that makes it more difficult for them to participate in the american dream. >> these are all tough issues when you think about this. on substance, it is important to recognize that markets value skills. we are not very good at that. high school, college, all the categories that analysts like to use, do not uniformly turned into market valuatio
a are not tax consumers -- they are not tax consumers -- net tax consumers. the literature is clear -- the high scale of immigration we have had has driven down the wages of the least skilled, least advantaged american workers, i believe, by around $2600 a year. this is also supported by the work of the immigration economist at harvard, who i think is the best expert on this in the country, and as someone who works with the poor and welfare costs and those issues. the last thing in the world we...
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taxes in new york city. come to new jersey. come true -- come through the tunnel you decided not to build it or not. it never would have been built. >> this is what new jersey hates the most. you want to be a popular politician. cancel the tunnel. here is why, one it was the smart thing to do. but secondly, the deal that was negotiated by my predecessor, a wizard of business, apparently, was that -- well, it's true. you may not like it. but it's true. and his subsequent performance shows that as well. after he left the governorship. the fact is that -- among friends. >> of course. and, you know, hard truth needs to be told. the fact is the negotiation he made with the federal government was that new jersey would contribute about $3 billion to this project. and would be responsible for every nickel of the cost overrun of the problem. new york city: zero. new york state: zero. for a tunnel, that is going it take people predominantly to new york. and was not going to go to pen station where people could get on
taxes in new york city. come to new jersey. come true -- come through the tunnel you decided not to build it or not. it never would have been built. >> this is what new jersey hates the most. you want to be a popular politician. cancel the tunnel. here is why, one it was the smart thing to do. but secondly, the deal that was negotiated by my predecessor, a wizard of business, apparently, was that -- well, it's true. you may not like it. but it's true. and his subsequent performance shows...
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how do we get pension reform, how do we cap property taxes, cut business taxes? how do you do all the things that don't appear to be traditional democratic things with a democratic legislature? it is about human relationships. the fact of the matter is, nobody in the city talk to each other anymore. if they do, they don't speak to each other civilly. they don't develop relationships, don't develop any sense of trust between each other. then they expect from the kinds of problems you talked about,, big, difficult, contentious problems, that they will be able to get into a room and fix it. >> who do you blame for that? >> first and foremost, the president. if you are the executive, you're in charge of making that happen. if i waited for the state legislature to come to me, i would be waiting forever. they are legislators. they are elected not to lead. [laughter] that is it. members of congress, members of the state legislature, they don't have a responsibility to lead. they always have an excuse. if you let them. the executive is the person held responsible. first
how do we get pension reform, how do we cap property taxes, cut business taxes? how do you do all the things that don't appear to be traditional democratic things with a democratic legislature? it is about human relationships. the fact of the matter is, nobody in the city talk to each other anymore. if they do, they don't speak to each other civilly. they don't develop relationships, don't develop any sense of trust between each other. then they expect from the kinds of problems you talked...
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he agreed that there is $800 million of uncollected tax revenue. i am going to shut up but i just need to get this out. further let's examine what's going on. the same time the city is filing for bankruptcy we are putting $360 million in a hockey arena. if we are too broke to take care of the pension of the folks who were guaranteed a pension by our constitution, who worked for a pension combat that is nobody gives city workers a pension. city workers by the sweat of their brow, by their intellect earned their pension. [applause] so that is our money. now understand when i say it's a conspiracy you need to understand. i want to point back vividly to approximately three weeks ago on every news station in michigan and on cable. you heard about the million dollar check that stayed in the drawer. a lamb blasted city with workers and processes. it was only two weeks later that we found out that mr. orr process the check. guess what? that was not on the news. they didn't have a -- saying these folks don't know what they're doing and that is what's going
he agreed that there is $800 million of uncollected tax revenue. i am going to shut up but i just need to get this out. further let's examine what's going on. the same time the city is filing for bankruptcy we are putting $360 million in a hockey arena. if we are too broke to take care of the pension of the folks who were guaranteed a pension by our constitution, who worked for a pension combat that is nobody gives city workers a pension. city workers by the sweat of their brow, by their...
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this is why we want to do tax reform, real tax reform, fundamental tax reform that puts our tax code on a 21st growth that puts us in line for economic growth. i went back and read a c.r.s. report that a short term bed limit increases have been used to buy time in order to get where you couple it with real spending reforms. it has happened historically. we're not talking about something out of the ordinary as we talk about this current proposal on the table. i want to go back, mr. hoagland, to priorityization. there are measures being done by treasury. we would haven't to be in this crisis if the president came forward with a real plan. he has had opportunities with four budgets and hasn't done that. it is continuing to per pep wait the problem. the bottom line is this, we didn't need to be in this crisis but we find ourselves in it. if priorityization is going to be used as one of these extraordinary measures. talk a little bit more that we have uneven receipts coming in and how this plays out? i want this to be clear for the public. >> the treasury is estimated that the cash flows
this is why we want to do tax reform, real tax reform, fundamental tax reform that puts our tax code on a 21st growth that puts us in line for economic growth. i went back and read a c.r.s. report that a short term bed limit increases have been used to buy time in order to get where you couple it with real spending reforms. it has happened historically. we're not talking about something out of the ordinary as we talk about this current proposal on the table. i want to go back, mr. hoagland, to...
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tax code spends a lot of money on our behalf but does not give up the ability to discipline in any sense. let me just open the floor to questions. please just wait for the microphone to come to you and then please state your name and affiliation. thank you. in the back there. please stand up, too. >> i am a member of this group. i do not understand something. when did being a doctor stop being a profession and not a business? they wanted to have a presumably steady income. now, we have doctors who own portions of a hospital, the radiology lab, this and that. they are in business. it seems that is part of the problem. that is to say, doctors do not they are not the ones getting rich here. i think it is completely wrong. >> it is completely right. thank you. >> in small areas, in country situations, it is a problem. there is still, if there is anybody, a country doctor not making much money. in urban centers, i do not think that is true. >> i am counting on my fingers the numbers of doctors my family has been to in the last year or so. it is probably a dozen. none of them is a consultant f
tax code spends a lot of money on our behalf but does not give up the ability to discipline in any sense. let me just open the floor to questions. please just wait for the microphone to come to you and then please state your name and affiliation. thank you. in the back there. please stand up, too. >> i am a member of this group. i do not understand something. when did being a doctor stop being a profession and not a business? they wanted to have a presumably steady income. now, we have...
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we will not enact any more taxes. so call it a penalty. >> what did you think of the chief justice's decision to uphold it as a tax? >> all, i thought it was interesting, although he saw this commerce clause is limited, he saw the tax clause as expansive. congress contacts as it will. i mean, it is not indian by -- how could anyone think that -- not him in by. how could they think of the criticism today of the health care act, he said in some quarters that this will be the ruination of small business. well, small business is commerce, right? it is very difficult to understand how that got back on the reach of the commerce clause came about, and i think it will not have, i think it will not have staying power. >> what do you mean? will it be over turned? >> that being yes. and we will get back where we were ever since the late '30s when economic and social legislation is recognized as the proper domain of the congress. and as devoted as you may be to your particular state, there are so many things in this highly indust
we will not enact any more taxes. so call it a penalty. >> what did you think of the chief justice's decision to uphold it as a tax? >> all, i thought it was interesting, although he saw this commerce clause is limited, he saw the tax clause as expansive. congress contacts as it will. i mean, it is not indian by -- how could anyone think that -- not him in by. how could they think of the criticism today of the health care act, he said in some quarters that this will be the ruination...
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that will be a tax benefit, a tax credit from the federal government. but if you still end up providing health insurance for your employees after that, then we are going to go ahead and penalize you for it. i can understand why some businesses would not want to pay for it. if they are not currently providing health insurance for their employees, that means they would rather have those additional profits then make sure that their employees-- than make sure their employees are getting a fair deal. in some cases, they may be operating under a small margin. keep in mind, since companies are exempted, the average small business with five employees, mom-and-pop shops, 10 employees, they are not under that requirement. i'm not that sympathetic to accompany -- if you have more than 50 employees and are generating some significant revenue, we are making it affordable. they should do the right thing. [applause] >> i agree with that. we have to close, but i think there is one less issue we ought to deal with. the most important thing, obviously, is to get people e
that will be a tax benefit, a tax credit from the federal government. but if you still end up providing health insurance for your employees after that, then we are going to go ahead and penalize you for it. i can understand why some businesses would not want to pay for it. if they are not currently providing health insurance for their employees, that means they would rather have those additional profits then make sure that their employees-- than make sure their employees are getting a fair...
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not tax reform. there are things you could have added to bring more democratic support or more republican support, but bipartisan support -- i think this was a pretty good agreement. point i come back to the that marty raised? i was on the budget committee before president bush was elected and i was on the budget committee through part of his presidency. once you have an agreement thaten house and senate we're only going to spend whatever the number is, 1.7 trillion, whatever the number. once you have the agreement, it everything get so much easier. was when frustrations the bush team came in and we had the house and the senate and the white house under republican control, i just assumed that we would have one number to start with. it would have made things so much easier. the senate had a budget. the house had a budget. the president had a budget. to use a very simple analogy. we were at this number, the senate was at this number, the president was about at the senate's number. we ended up compromis
not tax reform. there are things you could have added to bring more democratic support or more republican support, but bipartisan support -- i think this was a pretty good agreement. point i come back to the that marty raised? i was on the budget committee before president bush was elected and i was on the budget committee through part of his presidency. once you have an agreement thaten house and senate we're only going to spend whatever the number is, 1.7 trillion, whatever the number. once...
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i have not seen any tax reform. i've seen tax changes. has had aeform that president and bipartisan congress working. ands a difficult objective unless you have a consensus and a working together of both parties and the president, it is unattainable. 1986 was the last time that happens. -- happened. we ought to take another step like that. whether or not we can is doubtful. is a hostage there taken on the debt limit, and we , it for with tax reform will not work, in my view. it is doubtful that we will see tax reform in this congress. we need and we would like to see it. democrats and republicans are working together. you see baucus and hatch working together. it was a zero-sum game to start out with and every interest group in town was energized that are postal. -- proposal. hostages, the only way it works is if you are willing to kill the hostage. do you think there is a real risk that we get to the point where we are unable to borrow from the treasury and default. given the fiscal issues and insistence, among republicans, of defunding
i have not seen any tax reform. i've seen tax changes. has had aeform that president and bipartisan congress working. ands a difficult objective unless you have a consensus and a working together of both parties and the president, it is unattainable. 1986 was the last time that happens. -- happened. we ought to take another step like that. whether or not we can is doubtful. is a hostage there taken on the debt limit, and we , it for with tax reform will not work, in my view. it is doubtful that...
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tax code. takes the average american taxpayer 13 hours to comply with the tax code, gathering receipts, reading rules and filling out forms i.r.s. requires. and much of this is due to the fact over the last decade there have been more than 4,400 changes to the u.s. tax code. that's more than one a day. instead of reversing that trend and trying to make the tax code work for the commern people this, budget adds new levels of complexities and creates new credits in deductions. mr. secretary, it's our zwrob make sense of the tax code and i hope you and the president can work with congress to deal real reform to the american people. our tax code needs to be genuinely user friendly. you shouldn't have to pay a professional to figure out taxes. but it's so layered in complexity, nine oust ten americans don't feel comfortable doing their own taxes. they are forced to pay a professal or buy commercial software. americans should have faith their government is taxing them effectively and efficiently. ins
tax code. takes the average american taxpayer 13 hours to comply with the tax code, gathering receipts, reading rules and filling out forms i.r.s. requires. and much of this is due to the fact over the last decade there have been more than 4,400 changes to the u.s. tax code. that's more than one a day. instead of reversing that trend and trying to make the tax code work for the commern people this, budget adds new levels of complexities and creates new credits in deductions. mr. secretary, it's...
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cut, every tax cut. i remember many of my colleagues, many of them friends, who each time we vote for them said, where is the pay-for? mr. speaker, there is $4 trillion of new debt and deficit, and there is now pay- for, and there is no anticipation of a pay-for. to say two months ago a new congress will do what we are not doing today is something i cannot bring myself to do. i would like to vote for this because i want americans to have lower taxes, but the other day in conference one of my colleagues pointed out that if in fact you are spending the money, you are taxing our future generation. we are taxing $1.20 trillion next year. we are taxing $1.20 trillion. we were not collected, but we are taxing $1.20 trillion of deficit. the chairman of the ways and means committee rightfully said we are not simplifying the tax code. we're not making a better or more fair. we are not getting rid of the nascar loophole. we are not getting rid of the electric motor scooter loophole. we're not getting rid of a lot
cut, every tax cut. i remember many of my colleagues, many of them friends, who each time we vote for them said, where is the pay-for? mr. speaker, there is $4 trillion of new debt and deficit, and there is now pay- for, and there is no anticipation of a pay-for. to say two months ago a new congress will do what we are not doing today is something i cannot bring myself to do. i would like to vote for this because i want americans to have lower taxes, but the other day in conference one of my...
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and what it says is even though you may say you've got more money, you raise taxes or fees, we agreed not to spend over this level. this is our spending limit. now it shows growth over ten years in spending. it's not a real cut, although it cuts in the short term this year. but in the -- after this year defense and non-defense discretionary spending will grow 2.5% each year. so this is not a permanent savaging of the federal budget. sand so, the point is that it was an agreement to limit spending. and somehow in this agreement that was reached by chairman murray, the democratic senate leader, and chairman ryan, the house republican budget leader, who is not familiar with senate rules, but senator murray is, they -- the democrats obviously insisted that we change that budget point of order, which means if somebody proposes to spend more than the budget control act says and proposes to pay for it with taxes and fees, it's no longer subject to a 60-vote point of order. and that will undermine in a real way our ability to be successful because it will pit unpopular taxes on some business
and what it says is even though you may say you've got more money, you raise taxes or fees, we agreed not to spend over this level. this is our spending limit. now it shows growth over ten years in spending. it's not a real cut, although it cuts in the short term this year. but in the -- after this year defense and non-defense discretionary spending will grow 2.5% each year. so this is not a permanent savaging of the federal budget. sand so, the point is that it was an agreement to limit...
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. >> you cannot get tax returns. moreu have to go through a elaborate process. >> both of those are business records. stands forthat it the proposition that you have no expectation of our the sea because there is a third party just came up with two examples. >> map is a case interpreting what the fourth amendment meant. he other vehicles you have given our cases where congress has gone beyond the minimum requirement. >> there was also a banking statute in play in miller. my time is up. my point is this. all of us are asked back home by people who are not as well trained in the law as y'all are. there is a growing skepticism out of the conduct of government and to extent that the people can weigh in on what they have an expectation of privacy, you scalepect to see that balance back towards privacy and away from public safety unless we do a better job of regaining their trust and explaining why these programs are necessary. i could not agree with you more. it's absolutely right. as the deputy director said before, in t
. >> you cannot get tax returns. moreu have to go through a elaborate process. >> both of those are business records. stands forthat it the proposition that you have no expectation of our the sea because there is a third party just came up with two examples. >> map is a case interpreting what the fourth amendment meant. he other vehicles you have given our cases where congress has gone beyond the minimum requirement. >> there was also a banking statute in play in miller....
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guest: there is the cadillac tax, the tax on cadillac plans that are really generous. that is to get out the overly generous plans that people are enjoying themselves for people that whenever used. host: arlene, florida, democrat. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i want to address, when mr. obama said if you like your plan you can keep it. in my opinion, he lived up to that. the reason i say that is because, as we know, when the law was implemented in 2010, the old plans were grandfathered in. at what point do insurers have the obligation to tell purchasers, in 2014, these plans will be obsolete. show them other options. i hear a lot of blaming president obama. i do not hear a lot of culpability being placed on the shoulders of the insurers themselves. at what point will we start hearing these insurers being held accountable? can the administration do better in presenting exactly what these plans contain and what they really are worth, basically nothing. thank you. if you could elaborate on that? guest: thank you. the president got into trouble over
guest: there is the cadillac tax, the tax on cadillac plans that are really generous. that is to get out the overly generous plans that people are enjoying themselves for people that whenever used. host: arlene, florida, democrat. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i want to address, when mr. obama said if you like your plan you can keep it. in my opinion, he lived up to that. the reason i say that is because, as we know, when the law was implemented in 2010, the old plans were...
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there's always the question about paying taxes. they pay taxes. you can check with the social security department. there is a large amount that those unaccounted for. they do not know who toot attribute that money to pray we need to do reform so when they pay tax it goes into the right account and it helps fund and fuel our economy. and what the mayor and the state and federal government to garner this tax dollars and not for it to be in the pocket of sun -- some unscrupulous employer who is taxing the but not sending the money on. we all know that there was an increase in the earning ability of the undocumented once the became. everyone keeps talking about innovation. let me give you a little innovation. we talked about the uncertainty of the market and what we do as a congress. the uncertainty of what we do and what that causes. i want everyone to think one moment. what you think about the uncertainty in the life of a male -- 11 million undocumented workers when you give them certainty? i will tell you what i believe they're going to do. they're
there's always the question about paying taxes. they pay taxes. you can check with the social security department. there is a large amount that those unaccounted for. they do not know who toot attribute that money to pray we need to do reform so when they pay tax it goes into the right account and it helps fund and fuel our economy. and what the mayor and the state and federal government to garner this tax dollars and not for it to be in the pocket of sun -- some unscrupulous employer who is...
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people, paying for it, that's a tax credit to keep. those are the ones that we want to grow in our economy. but on a bipartisan basis, we've got to be able to find at least 15%, thathem, about don't perform and do not meet the standard. that is all we need to do to get the 58,000 job rating tax plan in effect. i am the only candidate with a plan to grow jobs, other than say the word jobs repeatedly. >> julie, the next question for mr. mcauliffe. >> the tragic shooting at the navy yard has once again cast a spotlight on gun laws. mr. mcauliffe, as part of your plan to strengthen virginia's cities, you say you support universal background checks, limiting the size of magazines, the return to one gun a month purchase role but missing from the list is an assault weapons ban, something you said as recently as december of 2012 that you supported. first, have you changed your mind about an assault weapons ban, and secondly, how big a priority would you make it a governor to change virginia's gun laws? >> i have not changed my mind. a very per
people, paying for it, that's a tax credit to keep. those are the ones that we want to grow in our economy. but on a bipartisan basis, we've got to be able to find at least 15%, thathem, about don't perform and do not meet the standard. that is all we need to do to get the 58,000 job rating tax plan in effect. i am the only candidate with a plan to grow jobs, other than say the word jobs repeatedly. >> julie, the next question for mr. mcauliffe. >> the tragic shooting at the navy...
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does the law not require you to put a huge tax on their tax bill at the end of the day when you finally reconcile this data, so then they would get thousands of dollars of taxes clawing back the subsidy they were not eligible for? is that not what you would have to do? >> first, the employer reported that is going to be very helpful in validating the data of coverage -- you are right, we one 850 get it until but there are other ways we can work with the employer community. it up andu have running when people start filling it out? >> we are working closely -- hhs and the exchanges are working with the business community to figure out solutions. >> this fall, when a 25-year-old from the walkie signed up because she does not get health insurance for the job because -- that she is ineligible legally, when she applied for the subsidy because he did not know any better because the application does not say, you are going to catch that? >> if she is in the right income -- understanding is the change will reach out to the employers at that time. it will not be the of this a report that we will g
does the law not require you to put a huge tax on their tax bill at the end of the day when you finally reconcile this data, so then they would get thousands of dollars of taxes clawing back the subsidy they were not eligible for? is that not what you would have to do? >> first, the employer reported that is going to be very helpful in validating the data of coverage -- you are right, we one 850 get it until but there are other ways we can work with the employer community. it up andu have...
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four years, four balanced budgets, no new taxes, new tax relief to create 75,000 new private sector jobs -- a far different picture from the prior eight years, which saw 115 increases in taxes and fees. it hasn't been easy, but we have done it together. and the people of new jersey are better off for it. the story is the same on property taxes, maybe even better. they had increased 70% in the prior 10 years -- the most in the nation. together, we enacted a 2% per year cap on growth and the interest arbitration reform that was needed to make that cap work. many said it wouldn't work, but the record tells a different story. last year, property taxes in new jersey grew by only 1.7% -- the lowest rise in two decades. and our pension system, which was on a path to insolvency, is now on much more sound footing. with your help, we tackled the problem head on, modestly raising the retirement age, reducing incentives for early retirement, suspending cola's until the plan is 80% funded, and, yes, asking for something slightly closer to market in terms of employee contributions. in total, the pensi
four years, four balanced budgets, no new taxes, new tax relief to create 75,000 new private sector jobs -- a far different picture from the prior eight years, which saw 115 increases in taxes and fees. it hasn't been easy, but we have done it together. and the people of new jersey are better off for it. the story is the same on property taxes, maybe even better. they had increased 70% in the prior 10 years -- the most in the nation. together, we enacted a 2% per year cap on growth and the...
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deductible if we pay taxes and tax refundable if we don't. we could do that. two, a woman's ability to decide whether and when to have a child is not a social issue. it is a human right. it is the biggest indicator of whether she is educated or not, can work outside the home or not, is healthy or not and how long she lives. this country has the highest rate of unplanned pregnancies, teenage pregnancies and medically complicated births in the developed world. it last has the least sex education which allows web pornography pretend to be sex education though the truth is present in the word. porna means female slaves. we have shown as a movement that rape is not sex, it's violence. we haven't yet been successful in showing that pornography is very far from erotica. three, well, three reels to two and one because women with children are less likely to get hired or paid well while men with children are more likely to get hired and paid well. this is just the tip of the iceberg. nothing else is going to work in a deep sense until men raise childre
deductible if we pay taxes and tax refundable if we don't. we could do that. two, a woman's ability to decide whether and when to have a child is not a social issue. it is a human right. it is the biggest indicator of whether she is educated or not, can work outside the home or not, is healthy or not and how long she lives. this country has the highest rate of unplanned pregnancies, teenage pregnancies and medically complicated births in the developed world. it last has the least sex education...
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we have tried to create a tax credit providing a maximum of $2,500 tax credit to eligible families and students. we provided loan for giveness after 10 years of payment and everybody else after five years' of payment and required schools for a calculator based on their families' financial condition. we need to do moreover the long run. we can restore consumer protections for our students. we can increase our funding or higher education and re-authorize the higher education act and protect programs like pell grants that support low-income students attending college. it will affect students who live in our districts. unless we take action on july 1, interest rates on subsidized stafford loans will double from 3.4% to 6.8%. if we do nothing at a time when ur country is still facing a deep economic recovery, seven million students will sigh their student loan rates increase, seven million people will have their rates increase on student loans. that will wind up costing student borrowers $1,000 more a year. if we do nothing, that will add $4.3 billion to students' debt burden in just one ye
we have tried to create a tax credit providing a maximum of $2,500 tax credit to eligible families and students. we provided loan for giveness after 10 years of payment and everybody else after five years' of payment and required schools for a calculator based on their families' financial condition. we need to do moreover the long run. we can restore consumer protections for our students. we can increase our funding or higher education and re-authorize the higher education act and protect...
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they get the average hard- working, tax pain average american. >> talking about individual guns. >> one bill bans all kinds of guns used for target shooting, hunting, personal protection, and yet, on the other hand, she accepts guns and has the exact same performance characteristics as the guns she does not have. gun owners know the truth. that is why gun owners in this country, the 100 million, get upset about this stuff. they are the victims of these lies about taking the term assault and applying it to firearms. they know the truth inherently. a look at their heads and they shake their head and say, none of this makes any sense. >> i appreciate that. let me ask you this. in your testimony, you state all women interested -- jurisdictions with concealed laws reap the benefits even if they choose not to have weapons themselves. please explain why. >> he mentioned gun owners are very concerned about all of these burdens possibly put on law abiding citizens. i will tell you non-gun owners are concerned about this, too. you do not have to choose to carry to be the beneficiary of laws that
they get the average hard- working, tax pain average american. >> talking about individual guns. >> one bill bans all kinds of guns used for target shooting, hunting, personal protection, and yet, on the other hand, she accepts guns and has the exact same performance characteristics as the guns she does not have. gun owners know the truth. that is why gun owners in this country, the 100 million, get upset about this stuff. they are the victims of these lies about taking the term...
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read that president clinton had pardoned a man who had fled the country to avoid $40 million in income taxes. then he got a full pardon on president clinton's last day in office. a short time later, it was had givenhis ex-wife $400,000 contribution to president clinton's library. there was a sizable contribution from saudi arabia and others. i thought it was something that was open to abuse and i thought something should be done about it. that bill in the house three times. >> the bill that you have introduced, what is the level at which you have to report a contribution. you mentioned foreign countries. winter bill contribute -- prohibits foreign countries? >> it would not prohibit any contribution of any time. it would be required -- it would be to require disclosure. people could see were contributions are coming from. these committees are formed while presidents are still in .ffice to raise funds is a real potential for abuse. i think it is something that needs to be more open. all contributions of $200 or above to be reported on. >> what is the federal law now? >> there is no federal la
read that president clinton had pardoned a man who had fled the country to avoid $40 million in income taxes. then he got a full pardon on president clinton's last day in office. a short time later, it was had givenhis ex-wife $400,000 contribution to president clinton's library. there was a sizable contribution from saudi arabia and others. i thought it was something that was open to abuse and i thought something should be done about it. that bill in the house three times. >> the bill...
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>> wrote several claims during the campaign that there was personal information from that run the's tax records that were being leaked to the press and at what is to know if the irs was involved wilson that some of mitt romney's top donors were targeted by the irs and the labor department included a gentleman from idaho. if you could look at that as well. why were people who were giving money, after they became public about how much money that had donated, all of a sudden, the ira's and labor department was looking at them? i have an important question. we have heard about numerous groups that were targeted that were conservative groups. can you tell me whether obama for america, organizing for america, occupy wall street, or any of the progress of group has been targeted in the last three- four years by the irs? >> we are at the beginning of the investigation so i don't know what groups were targeted. all i know is what i have read about in the press. we are at the beginning stages of this investigation. >> you find out if it was only conservative groups? i think it is important and st
>> wrote several claims during the campaign that there was personal information from that run the's tax records that were being leaked to the press and at what is to know if the irs was involved wilson that some of mitt romney's top donors were targeted by the irs and the labor department included a gentleman from idaho. if you could look at that as well. why were people who were giving money, after they became public about how much money that had donated, all of a sudden, the ira's and...
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of things we heard about like highly fueled -- integration of highly skilled individuals, corporate tax reform from overseas profits come international trade, simplifying the regulation or improving the communication and energy infrastructure and creating a sustainable budget and the responsible development of american shale gas and oil reserves as an important component of the competitiveness worldwide. so first i wanted to ask you a little bit about do you think that it's possible to develop these reserves responsibly, that the epa position -- >> i believe so. >> tell me a little bit about what you think the approach should be and i want to give you time because if you look you are interested sometimes when you are trying to get answers. what should be the approach to the development of this? i would ask you to touch on two things in particular. one is the water supply on quality but also the emission of gases including methane which is a super pollutant and also how you would avoid double regulation because there are other agencies that may be doing things that are overlapping. >> an
of things we heard about like highly fueled -- integration of highly skilled individuals, corporate tax reform from overseas profits come international trade, simplifying the regulation or improving the communication and energy infrastructure and creating a sustainable budget and the responsible development of american shale gas and oil reserves as an important component of the competitiveness worldwide. so first i wanted to ask you a little bit about do you think that it's possible to develop...
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the tax cap in 2006 was estimated to be $385 billion of uncollected taxes. we do have an honor system for many parts -- >> what we are learning from investigation is that our agents are spending all their time poster and political agendas rather -- pursuing political agendas rather than law. again, obamacare hhs squandered $8 billion on a program they made out of thin air and got hammered on because they squandered that. it has no claim. is it fair to demand that businesses, that workers and their families have a government mandate when you have given a reprieve for business? mr. mcdermott? >> thank you, mr. chairman. it strikes me that the issue here is basically not about the delay. the businesses asked for the delay in the government gave it to them. the real issue is whether you want obamacare or not. are you going to do it and are you going to have any kind of mandate? now,has untood that for a system to work, you have to have everybody in. justice scalie ina in his oral questioning on this case in the supreme court when talking about the mandatory cove
the tax cap in 2006 was estimated to be $385 billion of uncollected taxes. we do have an honor system for many parts -- >> what we are learning from investigation is that our agents are spending all their time poster and political agendas rather -- pursuing political agendas rather than law. again, obamacare hhs squandered $8 billion on a program they made out of thin air and got hammered on because they squandered that. it has no claim. is it fair to demand that businesses, that workers...
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they should be taxed. their prices should be controlled. something needs to interfere. >> i think it is important. when i talk about the incentives of the healthcare system, they are for- profit or not-for-profit. they are the same. they are the same as any sort. >> that is a way in which the tax code spends a lot of money on our behalf but does not give up the ability to discipline in any sense. let me just open the floor to questions. please just wait for the microphone to come to you and then please state your name and affiliation. thank you. in the back there. please stand up, too. .> i am a member of this group i do not understand something. when did being a doctor stop being a profession that -- profession and not a business? they wanted to have a presumably steady income. now, we have doctors who own portions of a hospital, the radiology lab, this and that. they are in business. -- that is part of the problem. that is to say, doctors do not -- they are not the ones getting rich here. i think it is completely wrong. >> it is completel
they should be taxed. their prices should be controlled. something needs to interfere. >> i think it is important. when i talk about the incentives of the healthcare system, they are for- profit or not-for-profit. they are the same. they are the same as any sort. >> that is a way in which the tax code spends a lot of money on our behalf but does not give up the ability to discipline in any sense. let me just open the floor to questions. please just wait for the microphone to come to...
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when we talk about taxes and tax reform, loopholes are part of tax reform. closing loopholes, which is what we have proposed for years , is necessary to get tax rates down and have a globally competitive tax code, create jobs. if we use loopholes to chase higher spending, we are foregoing tax reform and missing our opportunity for economic growth. that is what i want to make clear. we will hear rhetoric to the contrary. >> thank you, mr. chairman. a little bit on the math. the chairman pointed out that while we will have $1.5 trillion in cuts over the next 10 years as a result of the spending caps, there were other one-time spending measures, including the payroll tax cut, the biggest single item and that issue. there was agreement that given top economic times it was important to provide a payroll tax. we should have phased that out whether than having gone cold turkey. a big chunk had to do with lost revenue from a payroll tax cut that was supported by a great majority in this body. i think that our overall objective is to expand the economy, grow jobs, an
when we talk about taxes and tax reform, loopholes are part of tax reform. closing loopholes, which is what we have proposed for years , is necessary to get tax rates down and have a globally competitive tax code, create jobs. if we use loopholes to chase higher spending, we are foregoing tax reform and missing our opportunity for economic growth. that is what i want to make clear. we will hear rhetoric to the contrary. >> thank you, mr. chairman. a little bit on the math. the chairman...
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the issue of uncertainty around the federal tax code is also a big concern. the reform. it could have an impact on states. we have had a taxable -- task force headed up by the governor of pennsylvania and the governor of kentucky, and they will develop concrete suggestions, consisted of where the interest of the state and federal governments intersect. it will also address longstanding tax policies such as the need to allow states to essentially level the playing field between main street, retailers, and online sellers when it comes to sales taxes. treating the ball the same is an issue of fairness that congress can and should resolve. and-in-hand with job creation comes education. every governor has an important role to play in what is the most important future-oriented investments that we make, and that is around education. across the country, governors are insuring efforts to students, insuring they can always see the world class education that will prepare them for success. today 49 states and territories have voluntarily adopted a common core standards. these are hi
the issue of uncertainty around the federal tax code is also a big concern. the reform. it could have an impact on states. we have had a taxable -- task force headed up by the governor of pennsylvania and the governor of kentucky, and they will develop concrete suggestions, consisted of where the interest of the state and federal governments intersect. it will also address longstanding tax policies such as the need to allow states to essentially level the playing field between main street,...
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two thirds said raising taxes to cut the deficit was a nonstarter. whiched to obamacare, more voters said they wanted to repeal, the levels of support are striking. if our friends on the other side contradict -- keep obamacare contradicted by the then have to called the mandate for reducing the size of government day superman date -- a super mandate. this would increase the debt and it is so outrageous. from new yorkator will announce a proposal to give the president permanent power to borrow more. the debtto extend ceiling permanently by going around congress. let me repeat that. the schumer-obama plan is a plan to permanently hand the president a credit card without spending limits in without lifting a finger to address the national debt. truly outrageous especially when you consider our debt is now $17 lookion which makes us like a european country. we need to get our debt under control before we move further road towards gree source pain and time is not on our side. he's going to try to sell his proposal and i appreciate the attempt at a pr gimmi
two thirds said raising taxes to cut the deficit was a nonstarter. whiched to obamacare, more voters said they wanted to repeal, the levels of support are striking. if our friends on the other side contradict -- keep obamacare contradicted by the then have to called the mandate for reducing the size of government day superman date -- a super mandate. this would increase the debt and it is so outrageous. from new yorkator will announce a proposal to give the president permanent power to borrow...
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is a good tax policy. whether the spending is a productive spend that increases the productivity of the economy. i hope it is not too controversial to say that i think congress should think carefully about how it taxes and spends and try to achieve the best outcome it can. >> in sequester you have across the boards cuts. if you're in the private sector or if you have to make cuts in your business, would make them if coordy nance with what might cause you growth again. across the board cuts don't have the balance that you suggest is necessary. would that be a fair statement? >> that's fair. the question is, will the senate and the congress be able to agree on how to replace the sequester with a different set of programs. if they can, obviously, if they can find a better combination that would be better for our economy. >> certainly for desirable assuming that agreement could be achieved. that a meat ax approach regardless of understanding the issues that you raised. how do you create policies that can encou
is a good tax policy. whether the spending is a productive spend that increases the productivity of the economy. i hope it is not too controversial to say that i think congress should think carefully about how it taxes and spends and try to achieve the best outcome it can. >> in sequester you have across the boards cuts. if you're in the private sector or if you have to make cuts in your business, would make them if coordy nance with what might cause you growth again. across the board...
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. >> we all want our taxes raised and comfortable having taxes raised. it would affect each and every one of those members. i understand that. comfortable having taxes raised on every gallon of gasoline he uys. in congress, we see a real problem even reaching the subject. we have an efficient system that has worked in the past. all three branches were held by the democratic side. we were unable to raise taxes. in other dynamics in congress. it is so much different. it is more difficult now than ever. do you think the vehicle mileage use traveled is a particular onerus thing. we don't have a particular mechanism to do this right now. is there is a way that could allow us to include cpi and standards in terms of raising the gas tax if that is where we wind up? apparently we have unanimity on that. lay level what you would call a playing field. how much would you like his taxes raised? [laughter] >> i love him, but substantially. [laughter] let me address that point. specifically, most of you on the panel know there have been a number of studies in the past
. >> we all want our taxes raised and comfortable having taxes raised. it would affect each and every one of those members. i understand that. comfortable having taxes raised on every gallon of gasoline he uys. in congress, we see a real problem even reaching the subject. we have an efficient system that has worked in the past. all three branches were held by the democratic side. we were unable to raise taxes. in other dynamics in congress. it is so much different. it is more difficult...
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tax, then you can repatriated with no tax above that, if you pay the minimum tax on your foreign earnings in the first instance. .here are some other ideas we have something of a hybrid system now and this would make it a little bit more closer to what you describe. unitary systeme is completely different, i think, than what you are is -- describing. it is a system that california ultimately made optional because we face such incredible pressure from the worldwide business community. -- more influential and this auditsliminate the 482 and shenanigans and substantially increase -- i think the best deficit -- estimate is $1.2 trillion the next several years. i know you spent last year trying to produce 1.2 trillion dollars from many sources over a 10 year period. tax issue that is being discussed here -- i always wanted to be on ways and means end the 10 day hearing voted -- on tax issues. 501(c) four can spend unlimited amounts of secret money influencing federal elections but they are subject to certain limitations. will ande that we force those limitations as the law requires no matter h
tax, then you can repatriated with no tax above that, if you pay the minimum tax on your foreign earnings in the first instance. .here are some other ideas we have something of a hybrid system now and this would make it a little bit more closer to what you describe. unitary systeme is completely different, i think, than what you are is -- describing. it is a system that california ultimately made optional because we face such incredible pressure from the worldwide business community. -- more...
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he tax cuts remained in effect. i think you're right, there should have been some revisiting of those tax cuts that were in effect, but the tax cuts allowed us to avoid a major recession back in 2001. host: you bring up deficits. how much motivation is there right now to get a grand deal done whether it's in this effort or future effort with u.s. just having posted its lowest deficits in 2008, is it? guest: we ended up the fiscal year that just ended, fiscal $6802013 with a deficit of billion. i believe the figure was, and that was a significant of 30%, 40% reduction of the previous year of $1.1 trillion. and the immediate effect, is it taking pressure off and things are improving. things are improving in the near term. part of the reason why the deficit came down so significantly, receive news wept up 13% and spending wept down 2% last year. the combination of those two resulted in the deficit coming down. the difficulty is that while that's a good sign in the near term, all projections because of the demographics
he tax cuts remained in effect. i think you're right, there should have been some revisiting of those tax cuts that were in effect, but the tax cuts allowed us to avoid a major recession back in 2001. host: you bring up deficits. how much motivation is there right now to get a grand deal done whether it's in this effort or future effort with u.s. just having posted its lowest deficits in 2008, is it? guest: we ended up the fiscal year that just ended, fiscal $6802013 with a deficit of billion....
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thedoma decision, a lot happened after the decision and the administration has already spoken out on tax law and spoken out on immigration. they have not made a decision on social security. was there any time frames involved? what is considered a reasonable time frame a government to implement? >> there are a lot of people in the executive branch working very hard to figure out how to do it tummy tuck. -- how to do it. . there is no one-size-fits-all answer to it. each statute has different words and different requirements and can be interpreted one way or another. the government is working as rapidly as possible consistent with being thorough and careful and diligent and thinking through the legalities of it. they are making some fairly considerable progress. >> i think we have time for one more. >> is it legally possible for the court to say they want to review a case that they have rigorously decided? united, could they get together and say we made assumptions and the assumptions were not right -- can we review this now or do we have to wait for another case to come up? do you ever se
thedoma decision, a lot happened after the decision and the administration has already spoken out on tax law and spoken out on immigration. they have not made a decision on social security. was there any time frames involved? what is considered a reasonable time frame a government to implement? >> there are a lot of people in the executive branch working very hard to figure out how to do it tummy tuck. -- how to do it. . there is no one-size-fits-all answer to it. each statute has...
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they have to roll over their investment in testing into a conflict free account, tax-free transaction. so that excuse which may have motivated some people. i agree 100%. there is a separate problem about what to do about children who are practicing law, and i think the justices have come to understand about that and they have a policy on. i think everybody comfortable because in part there are so many of them that have so many different relatives around that it seems to work tolerably well. >> that seems all too to me but congress also passed another law in 1974 which made it, which illuminated the old rule which was e more to reduce you had to have a substantial financial interest. now it's even one share forces are recusal. that seems to me to be problematic. yes, it would be wonderful if the justices could divest. i agree with judge starr entirely about that but i think congress also bears some responsibility for this. there's a real cost not in just terms of what judge starr talks that went justice lines up refusing to have a full complement hearing the case but it's also the fact
they have to roll over their investment in testing into a conflict free account, tax-free transaction. so that excuse which may have motivated some people. i agree 100%. there is a separate problem about what to do about children who are practicing law, and i think the justices have come to understand about that and they have a policy on. i think everybody comfortable because in part there are so many of them that have so many different relatives around that it seems to work tolerably well....
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to what was once a tanning tax. they're looking for revenue under every rock to make this thing sustainable. doesn't sustain costs. in my state, state of indiana, preliminary premiums are expected to go up 70%-plus. problems about access that we are hearing about that are captured in articles around the country, rural areas can expect to have a shortage of doctors as a direct result of this law and there are quality concerns. you know, i have just listed, my thoughts, on what health care reform ought to accomplish. all those various things ought to happen. unfortunately, obamacare is failing on every front. and i don't say this with any celebration. i lament the fact and it's all the more reason that we need to continue to educate our colleagues and the minority of the american people who believe this is going to work. mr. griffin: maryland employers utting hours due to obamacare. waitress says she's losing full-time status due to the obamacare rule. int pete college, h.c.c. cut adjuncts' hours over health care. loc
to what was once a tanning tax. they're looking for revenue under every rock to make this thing sustainable. doesn't sustain costs. in my state, state of indiana, preliminary premiums are expected to go up 70%-plus. problems about access that we are hearing about that are captured in articles around the country, rural areas can expect to have a shortage of doctors as a direct result of this law and there are quality concerns. you know, i have just listed, my thoughts, on what health care reform...
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and they tax. say, we have talked about the growth of health care and that something has to be done. in the last year, something has been done. what we do not know is, what will the affordable care act do? be effect be on overall expenditures for health care over the next five or 10 years. we are entering a whole new world. it is not impossible to conceive of a world that changes the dynamic of these cost curves five or 10 years from now. you have to think about and deal with these uncertainties as we going to the future. >> i think that is right. there is a possibility. we have seen evidence of a slowdown in healthcare costs. for the first time, we're going to a recovery was very flat health care. it is more than healthcare. it is retirement, generally. it is the whole retirement. real per capita spending has increased by 25%. all that increase is social security, medicare, medicaid. those three programs account for 100%. are below where we were at the end of the reagan administration. the differe
and they tax. say, we have talked about the growth of health care and that something has to be done. in the last year, something has been done. what we do not know is, what will the affordable care act do? be effect be on overall expenditures for health care over the next five or 10 years. we are entering a whole new world. it is not impossible to conceive of a world that changes the dynamic of these cost curves five or 10 years from now. you have to think about and deal with these...
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typical tax and spend republican policies. last congress finished with majority of republicans voting for the biggest tax increase in the history of our country by opposing the fiscal cliff tax relief bill. now we are in this congress sticking taxpayers of millions of dollars of unnecessary cost. at least when democrats spend money, we women roads and bridges, this republican spending goes into the pocket of lawyers. big spending republicans spending millions of dollars on taxpayer money on a federal take over of marriage and a lawyer stimulus. wrong foot to start off on. vote no i yield back. >> time is expired. gentleman from texas is recognized. >> i reserve my time. >> gently lady from new york is recognized. >> i yesterday two minute -- yield two minutes from california. >> the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you for the recognition. i rise in favor of the motion to commit that i will be offering with the clyburn and mr. lewis later today so we can take a important step to protect the right of every american to vote. i
typical tax and spend republican policies. last congress finished with majority of republicans voting for the biggest tax increase in the history of our country by opposing the fiscal cliff tax relief bill. now we are in this congress sticking taxpayers of millions of dollars of unnecessary cost. at least when democrats spend money, we women roads and bridges, this republican spending goes into the pocket of lawyers. big spending republicans spending millions of dollars on taxpayer money on a...
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basically, what this amendment would do, it would not raise taxes, and keep the tax rate and tax revenue levels as they are today. hopefully we would have tax reform and simplification as we go forward. if we keep the revenue levels at the same rate, it would control the growth of spending and maintain the growth of spending each year at 3.4%. the net result of that would be our budget will balance. we can increase spending at 3.4% and still balance the budget. this would remove the that cloud over the country that is already impacting negatively employment, jobs, wages, growth. there is a question about grows that and public debt. -- gross debt and public debt. at that level, it would reduce growth pretty clearly. the international monetary fund, the bank of international settlement, the european central bank has come forward with studies that confirmed in a rather stark way, the analysis that has been done. when debt reaches the leve we have today, it slows growth now. it creates a risk as secretary geithner told us before the committee. the way that exchange went, we asked about the s
basically, what this amendment would do, it would not raise taxes, and keep the tax rate and tax revenue levels as they are today. hopefully we would have tax reform and simplification as we go forward. if we keep the revenue levels at the same rate, it would control the growth of spending and maintain the growth of spending each year at 3.4%. the net result of that would be our budget will balance. we can increase spending at 3.4% and still balance the budget. this would remove the that cloud...
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and then my plan was to have to and havemy retirement 30% of that tax, and then taxed again. and just pray that my tenacity would get me there. ,he a and -- the anxiety level i cannot even explain to you the insomnia, the tears, the mood swings, the ups, the downs. it ranks with me as one of the five most tragic things to have ever happened in my life. does to you emotionally and psychologically, you feel like hester prynne with you areer a when jobless for very long. you soon become a member of the lost world. people look at you when you do not have a job yet like there is something wrong with you. that is where i have been. >> thank you. [indiscernible] you, madam chair. i have no questions, but i would like to let you all know that it is for a timeframe about three months i was unemployed. this was back many years ago. school -- it was summer break. i mean, i'm used to working. but i could not find a job that summer. the whole summer. i'm sure that your feelings about being unemployed and searching for work and being unable to find anything, you know, the effect that has o
and then my plan was to have to and havemy retirement 30% of that tax, and then taxed again. and just pray that my tenacity would get me there. ,he a and -- the anxiety level i cannot even explain to you the insomnia, the tears, the mood swings, the ups, the downs. it ranks with me as one of the five most tragic things to have ever happened in my life. does to you emotionally and psychologically, you feel like hester prynne with you areer a when jobless for very long. you soon become a member...
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some of these corporations get involved with medicare fraud, tax evasion, terrorism, smuggling, drug trafficking and other wrongdoing. now, just a few months ago in june at the g20 summit, 20 leaders including president obama reached the consensus that it was time to stop creating corporations with hidden owners. all 20 leaders, including president obama, committed to changing the way they do things in this regard. and in response to that international commitment, president obama in june issued a, what was called a, quote, national action plan which among other measures calls for for enactment of federal legislation to require our states to include on their corporation forms the one question asking for the names of the real owners of the to corporation being formed. now, that's very different from the owners of record which are too often simply shell corporations themselves and secrecy jurisdictions. but this is a need for the beneficial owners who actually control and benefit from the corporation. senator grassley and i have produced a bill which would -- have introduced a bill whic
some of these corporations get involved with medicare fraud, tax evasion, terrorism, smuggling, drug trafficking and other wrongdoing. now, just a few months ago in june at the g20 summit, 20 leaders including president obama reached the consensus that it was time to stop creating corporations with hidden owners. all 20 leaders, including president obama, committed to changing the way they do things in this regard. and in response to that international commitment, president obama in june issued...
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typical tax-and-spend republican policies. last congress finished with the majority of republicans voting for the biggest tax increase in the history of our country by opposing the fiscal cliff tax relief bill. now here we are sticking taxpayers with millions of dollars of unnecessary costs right on day one in the house itself. at least one democrat spend money we build a house -- homes and bridges and provide health care. republican spending goes right into the pockets of lawyers. big spending republicans on day one are spending millions of dollars of taxpayer money on a federal takeover of marriage and a lawyer stimulus. wrong foot to start off on. i yield back. >> the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. i reserve my time. >> the gentlelady from new york. >> i am pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, the ranking member of the committee on education. >> the gentleman is recognized. >> i thank the gentlewoman for recognition. i rise in favor of the motion to commit i will b
typical tax-and-spend republican policies. last congress finished with the majority of republicans voting for the biggest tax increase in the history of our country by opposing the fiscal cliff tax relief bill. now here we are sticking taxpayers with millions of dollars of unnecessary costs right on day one in the house itself. at least one democrat spend money we build a house -- homes and bridges and provide health care. republican spending goes right into the pockets of lawyers. big spending...
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don't want your tax dollars to go to our bloated welfare state. but it doesn't mean that you can stop paying your taxes and if the irs were to come after you you would say well i believe our tax system is broken and hence i stop paying. but that is however the situation we have with their immigration system. it is broken and everybody acknowledges that, let's fix fit but somehow it doesn't affect its broken all these people have a claim to being here because they just want to because they aspire to be american. i have a number of other disagreements and i would point you to my article. i think the title tells you how i feel about this issue. >> how do explain the chinese immigrants to come here resume a bully to -- to join and vote for liberal democrats? politicians are here from china. [laughter] >> i would say a few things. i am actually not sure -- i'm not convinced that people who escape tyranny from china come here and immediately start voting for liberal democrats. some of them probably do when they become citizens but i haven't seen enough
don't want your tax dollars to go to our bloated welfare state. but it doesn't mean that you can stop paying your taxes and if the irs were to come after you you would say well i believe our tax system is broken and hence i stop paying. but that is however the situation we have with their immigration system. it is broken and everybody acknowledges that, let's fix fit but somehow it doesn't affect its broken all these people have a claim to being here because they just want to because they...
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>> tax. [laughter] colleagues can't stand that. >> the combination of the leadership in congress the regulating transportation and the funding mechanism that was put in place to build the transportation infrastructure was very important to the economic prosperity of this country. beginning in the middle part of the 1990's, the primary funding mechanism for the highway system has been allowed to atrophy. it is particularly unfortunate because we have had enormous improvements in efficiency for both private automobiles and the acquittal is that we operate. te.equipment we opera the effect on the public is not unmanageable. that is the easiest, quickest, and most effective way to solve the problem is to put in a fuel tax to fund improvements. on the aviation side, there are mechanisms there to do the same thing. things willsh these happen, you have to have the money to fund them. >> thank you. >> i agree with everything that has been said by the panel. you will have to have more revenue. this is
>> tax. [laughter] colleagues can't stand that. >> the combination of the leadership in congress the regulating transportation and the funding mechanism that was put in place to build the transportation infrastructure was very important to the economic prosperity of this country. beginning in the middle part of the 1990's, the primary funding mechanism for the highway system has been allowed to atrophy. it is particularly unfortunate because we have had enormous improvements in...